Description
Martha D Cash (Rediscoverer In 1882)
Commodities
PrimaryTin
SecondaryTungsten, Beryllium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model49: Sn greisen
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlShear Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsBeryl, Cassiterite, Scheelite, Wolframite
GangueAnkerite, Biotite, Chlorite, Fluorite, Muscovite, Siderite, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockDiorite · Pedlar Formation
StructureBlue Ridge Anticlinorium, Pedlar Massif, Minor Faulting Evident In Host Rock
Tectonic settingOrogen
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1884
Discovery year1846
Identification
Deposit ID10008886
MRDS IDD001371
Alternate namesCash Mine, Panther Run Mine, No. 1 Workings Irish Creek, No. 2 Workings
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.84977, -79.16336
References
FERGUSON, H G, 1918, TIN DEPOSITS NEAR IRISH CREEK, VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 15-A, 40 PLEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE U.S., USGS MAP, MR-25.KOSCHMANN, A H, GLASS, J J, VHAY, J S, 1942, TIN DEPOSITS OF IRISH CREEK, VIRGINIA: U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 936-K, 26 PSWEET, P C AND BELL, S C, 1980, METALLIC MINERALIZATION IN THE BLUE RIDGE PROVINCE OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, IN PREPARATION.LEMMON, D.M., U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, UNPUBLISHED DATA.FORDHAM, O.M., JR, 1978, STREAM SEDIMENT GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE IRISH CREEK TIN DISTRICT, ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY, VIRGINIA, IN CONTRIBUTIONS TO VIRGINIA GEOLOGY-ILL: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 7, P. 75-85.1883 DIREXPL COMMENCED DEVELOPMENT ENDING IN 1919.1942 DIREXPL BETHLEHEM STEEL CO: DRILLED EXPLORATORY HOLES.1973 GEOCHEM VA DIV MIN RES: STREAM-SEDIMENT ANALSES (FORDHAM, 1978)KOSCHMANN AND OTHERS (1942)